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Weather System 03/03/13-03/04/13

We are currently watching a system that will be moving into the area Sunday night and Monday. This system will bring both rain and snow into the area, so road conditions can get very dangerous. Snow amounts are between the 3 – 6 inch, however models are showing between 2-4 inches of snow. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy today with warmer temperatures as winds become southerly behind exiting high pressure to the east. Highs will be in the upper 20’s to lower 40s. Mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the teens and 20’s. There is the potential for accumulating snow across the area on Sunday night into Monday night.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING…SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY
NIGHT…BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES…AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS…STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BE IN THE RANGE OF 7 TO 9 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY…EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY…THEN DECREASING ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN
VISIBILITIES OF HALF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
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